heterograft

heterograft definition - medical

het·er·o·graft (hĕtˈə-rō-grăftˌ)

noun
A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. Also called heterologous graft, heteroplastic graft, heterotransplant, xenograft.

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